Temple Villa
Historic Jersey buildings
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Property name
Temple Villa
Other names
- Temple Villa Cottage
- La Caumine
Location
Rue du Temple, St John
Type of property
Deriving its name from a Jerriais word meaning 'thatched cottage', La Caumine on Rue du Temple did not acquire its current name until very late in its history, at some point between contracts passed in 1974 and 1987. La Caumine neighbours Temple Villa, and for most of its history was known as Temple Villa Cottage.
Either Temple Villa or Temple Villa Cottage was built between 1826 and 1831 on 20 perches of land bought by Clement Le Quesne from Thomas Pinel. Between 1888 and 1974, the property was owned by the Le Moignan family, including Joshua Pinel Le Moignan and his father Josué, who both served as sub-postmaster for St John’s Village.
Valuations
Sold for £420,000 in 2003, £507,000 in 2014 and £670,000 in 2018
Families associated with the property
- Pinel
- Le Quesne
- Le Moignan: Joshua Pinel Le Moignan, 'sub-postmaster, baker and grocer' was granted an exemption from conscription under the Military Service Act (Jersey) 1917 by the Central Tribunal. His widow, Gladys Maud, nee Huelin (1894- ), was living here in 1941 with her daughter Daphne Maud Le Moignan (1925- ) and in 1969 when she wrote her will
- Le Bas Gladys' sister Eunice Margaret Le Bas, née Huelin (1900- ) was also living here in 1941 with her daughter Margaret Gladys (1938- )
Historic Environment Record entry
Neither Temple Villa nor La Caumine appears in the HER website and they appear not to be listed properties, despite being nearly 200 years old
